Workers' Compensation News
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IAIABC Publishes EDI Claims Release 3.1.4 | 01/13/2021 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions published the 2021 edition of its Electronic Data Interchange that includes 15 Issue Resolution Requests, or IRRs, approved last year. ...Read More | |||
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ICA to Close Phoenix Office to In-Person Visits Thursday | 01/07/2021 | |
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| State: AZ | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Industrial Commission of Arizona said it will not allow in-person visits at its Phoenix office Thursday, but business operations will otherwise continue as normal. ...Read More | |||
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Injured Worker Can't Maintain Suit Against Shipbuilder | 01/07/2021 | |
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| State: OR | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The Oregon Court of Appeals upheld the dismissal of an injured worker’s civil suit against a shipbuilder, finding that the business and the worker’s employer functioned as a single entity. ...Read More | |||
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Interpreters, Translators Petition CDC for Vaccine Eligibility | 12/28/2020 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The American Translators Association petitioned the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to include interpreters among the essential workers eligible for Phase 1 vaccinations. ...Read More | |||
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Injured Workers' Relative Earnings Haven't Rebounded to Pre-Recession Levels | 12/22/2020 | |
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| By: Mark Powell (Reporter) | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Roughly a decade after one of the biggest economic downturns in U.S. history, relative earnings for injured workers in California have increased only modestly and still have not returned to pre-recession levels, according to a new study Rand Corp. released earlier this month. ...Read More | |||
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It's City Versus County in Injured Officer Subrogation Suit | 12/18/2020 | |
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| State: KY | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| What happens when a deputy sheriff injures a city police officer during a scuffle with a suspect? Workers' comp benefits for the police officer, then a subrogation action against the county sheriff's department, in this case. ...Read More | |||
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Injured Security Guard Can't Assert FEHA Claim | 12/16/2020 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California appellate court upheld the dismissal of an injured security officer's claim against his former employer for violation of the Fair Employment and Housing Act. ...Read More | |||
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Injured Worker Fails to Present Viable Claim of Discrimination, Retaliation | 12/15/2020 | |
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| State: TX | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Texas appellate court upheld the dismissal of an injured worker’s claims of discrimination and retaliation. Case: Posey-Gl...Read More | |||
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Improper Placement of Safety Cable Leads to Summary Judgment for Worker | 12/11/2020 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a worker should have been granted summary judgment on his Labor Law claims for the improper placement of a safety cable at a construction site. ...Read More | |||
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IAIABC Spring Conference Goes Virtual | 12/11/2020 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| The International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions announced that its 2021 spring conference will be virtual. Modeling ...Read More | |||
